Welcome Faith Nyberg, PA!

Faith will be working in Internal Medicine alongside Dr. Burgos and Dr. Prethish, in a blended role of both hospital and clinic coverage. Faith has over 9 years Physician Assistant experience, including 3 years with Minnesota Gastroenterology and the last 6 years with Essentia Heart and Vascular in Duluth. Faith has an impressive background in both inpatient and clinic settings.

On a personal note, she is Dr. Aaron Jordan’s cousin and hails from Cromwell.

Check out our website’s ‘new look’, patient stories

On May 2, our newly designed website went live with a fresh new look that matches our 2016 ad campaign. Each ad features a local patient with a testimonial story posted on our website. Click on the Foundation tab, then STORIES to view a total of 10 to date. Some of our own employees are featured, including Paula Eklund Fisher on Women’s Health and Dr. Don Hughes on Hospice Care.  Some of the same patients appear in our new YOU ARE 60-sec. video (or click on the arrow on the banner of Paula, mother and daughters at the top of the homepage).

Manage your healthcare with texting, MyChart

Sign up for text messages of Riverwood clinic appointment reminders in a simple two-step process. First, call Riverwood’s clinic appointments line at (218) 927-2157, or toll-free at (888) 270-1882, to get your cell phone entered in your electronic patient record. Then text RHH to 622622.

We are inviting patients to sign up for TEXTING as it’s not available via MyChart, which has an email option for clinic communications. Manage your healthcare online with MyChart. See sign-up info at the MyChart link on our website (under the PATIENTS tab).  Our clinic registration staff can give you an activation code to register for a MyChart account and they also have paper registration forms if desired.

Personnel Fund Report

See our Personnel Fund expenditures (staff life events such as retirements, births, etc.) report for January-March 2016.

RHCC Staff Education Opportunities

Learn  |  Enhance  |  Achieve

For more information, contact RHHC-Education

Advanced Cardiac Life Support – See Fall Schedule

NEWS RELEASES

Get clinic appointment reminders via TEXT
Golf fore a cause, support hospice care
Innovation award honors Riverwood for wellness coaching program
Solutions for Hip & Knee Pain – June 8, 5:30-6:30 PM, Aitkin Library
Riverwood Advisory Council begins meeting

We are pleased to welcome four new employees to our Riverwood team!

Lisa Anderson, Nursing Assistant, HNS

Chelsea Boyd, Patient Access Clerk

Michelle Eriksen, Radiology Tech

Denise Monson, HUC, HNS

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
Sat, June 25,
Forestview Middle School, Baxter
1K or 5K Walk or Run

See fee info/details and sign up online at www.komenbrainerdlakes.org The team to join is RIVERWOOD. Or you can fill out the registration form and return to Amy Renner, Aitkin clinic; Cindy Sherman, Radiology; Jullie Smith, Garrison clinic; or Ellen Paulson, McGregor clinic. Also see the payroll deduction form.

It’s time…AITKIN Farmers Market

Riverwood is a sponsor of the Farmers Market at the Butler Building in Aitkin, which opens Sat, May 28, 9 am to 1 pm. The market will be open Saturday mornings through the summer. Great place to shop for healthy food as well as craft items…and support local growers and businesses.

FOUNDATION

UPCOMING EVENTS

Wed, June 1, 3-6 PM – Riverwood Healing Garden Planting Day (help us spruce up the garden with flowers/plants, bring gloves and a shovel)

Thurs, June 9, 5 PM – Riverwood Healing Garden Ceremony (to honor those who are remembered here with bricks, flowers, etc.)

Sun, July 10 – Hospice Golf Tournament & Lunch, Rutttger’s Bay Lake Lodge, Deerwood (get your TEAM together!)

Sat, Sept 10 – Riverwood Gala, 40 Club Convention Center, Aitkin

Gala Planning is underway, we are now looking for committee members for our 2016 event.

If you are interested in having a great time and supporting the Gala, please contact Katie Nelson at x5158 or knelson2@riverwoodhealthcare.org

AUXILIARY

MN Employee Recreation & Service Council (MERSC)
Discounts, coupons and services for Riverwood employees Entertainment, Music, Theater * Recreation, Health & Fitness * Travel, Hotel, Resorts * Sports Tickets * and MORE!          

MN PGA GOLF CARD

Purchase your 2016 Minnesota PGA Golf Card NOW and save 30%!

Buy a card for you or another golfer and pay just $35 (reg. price $49.95). See order form.

Go to: www.mnpgacard.com Enter promo code MERSC on the payment page and enjoy 12 months of savings.

MESSAGES FOR EMPLOYEES

Log Home Wood Fired Pizza is back for 2016 Summer Season: THURSDAYS, June 9, July 14, Aug 11 & Sept 8. Check out the menu.

NEWS TO SHARE WITH ALL STAFF: Please submit it to RiverwoodTogether@riverwoodhealthcare.org  The deadline for news is the 1st and 3rd Friday for the 2nd and 4th Thursday newsletter issues.  Also use this email to give us feedback on what info you want to see featured.